Su Yuejian said softly, "Grandpa Gu had already chosen a nickname for me when I was young. I am grateful for the princess's love."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Tan nodded slightly. "Bright as the sun and the moon, it is indeed a good word. If it is Mr. Gu's intention, then I am sorry for being rude."

Su Lin nodded and looked at Xiao Heng in confusion.

How did the Regent know his daughter Yue'er's nickname? He had never mentioned this to anyone else, not even Old Madam Su and Su Yanzhou knew about it!

When Su Yue saw Su Lin's questioning look, she was also stunned.

After the coming-of-age ceremony, everyone held a banquet.

Princess Yongqing sat down and pulled Su Yuejian to sit next to her. Su Yuejian smiled and thanked her.

"Thank you for coming, Princess."

Xiao Tan's eyes and eyebrows were full of smiles. He looked at Su Yuejian gently and kept picking up food for her.

"These complicated etiquettes are extremely tiring. Zhao Zhao must be exhausted. Come and eat something."

Su Yuejian nodded. Her body had not recovered yet, and it was not easy for her to hold on until the coming-of-age ceremony.

Seeing Su Yuejian eating her meal gracefully and obediently, Xiao Tan's smile grew even wider.

"Min'er is on duty today, and Zhi'er is at school. They're both busy, but they both asked me to bring gifts."

"Especially Zhi'er, he misses Zhao Zhao so much!"

Hearing Xiao Tan calling her "Zhao Zhao" over and over again, Xiao Heng's expression turned slightly cold. He raised his hand and picked up a large piece of Dongpo pork for her.

"Sister, have dinner."

Xiao Tan looked at the piece of fat in her bowl, her smile froze for a moment, and she turned to look at the displeasure between Xiao Heng's brows and raised her eyebrows slightly.

"Royal sister, it is not appropriate to address a woman by her nickname in formal occasions."

Xiao Tan,???

Why didn’t she realize before that Little Twelve was still a jealous person?

Xiao Heng looked at Xiao Tan's cold eyes indifferently, seemingly unaware that his jealousy had already spread across the table.

Xiao Chengnian and Xiao Ningyao smiled at each other.

Xiao Ningyao took a bite of the fish fillet and her eyebrows moved slightly.

"Yue'er, today's meal doesn't taste right. Aren't you the chef?"

Xiao Chengnian also shook his head.

"Yeah, this tastes far worse than what Princess Minghua made."

Xiao Heng's voice was cold and chilling.

"Zhao Zhao is your cook?"

“Snap!—”

Xiao Ningyao was so frightened that the fish fillets in the bowl suddenly fell to the ground.

The two looked at Xiao Heng's cold eyes, shook their heads quickly, and buried their heads in their meal.

After listening to what Xiao Heng said, Xiao Tan had nothing to understand.

It was inappropriate for her to call her Zhao Zhao, but he felt very comfortable calling her that.

What's inappropriate to call him that clearly means that only he can call him that.

How can a girl like him when he's so stingy?

Seeing Xiao Tan rolling his eyes in disgust at Xiao Heng, Su Yuejian couldn't help but laugh.

Xiao Tan turned to look at her, the disgust in his eyes had long been replaced by joy.

"Zhao Zhao, do you like it when I call you that?"

Su Yuejian nodded, "Of course I am happy."

"That's it, Zhao Zhao, it sounds really nice, Zhao Zhao."

As Xiao Tan spoke, he glanced at Xiao Heng's dark face intentionally or unintentionally, and the smug smile between his eyebrows became even more intense.

really interesting!

Xiao Heng has always looked indifferent since he was a child. This is the first time that she has been able to make Xiao Heng's cold face react!

Seeing how loving Xiao Tan was towards Su Yuejian, everyone at the banquet was stunned.

Madam Su smiled and said, "It is a blessing for our Su family that Yue'er can be loved by the eldest princess."

Xiao Tan smiled at her and shook his head, then put down his chopsticks. "Madam Su, you are too kind."

Turning to look at Su Yuejian, "Being able to meet Zhao Zhao is not only a blessing for Xiao Twelve, but also a blessing for me."

After hearing this, everyone was confused and puzzled.

Looking at Princess Yongqing's eyes full of gratitude, Xie Jiusi knew that Xiao Tan was referring to Zhou Wang's poisoning and chronic illness.

Looking at the beautiful woman in red with a bright smile beside Xiao Tan, Xie Jiusi's eyes darkened a little.

Su Yue seemed to sense something, and when she turned around, she met Xie Jiusi's gentle and elegant eyes, and was slightly stunned.

Xie Jiusi smiled handsomely, raised his glass and nodded at her. Su Yuejian smiled politely, then came back to her senses and chatted and laughed with Xiao Ningyao beside her.

Xiao Heng noticed Xie Jiusi's close gaze and cast a cold look at him.

Xie Jiusi had a slight smile on his face and drank the wine in his glass with his head tilted back.

Now he has only one way to get close to Su Yuejian.

After the coming-of-age banquet, Xiao Ningyao and Wang Qingyi went to Wutongju again. The three of them drank tea and chatted under the Wutong tree in the courtyard.

"Why are you two so sad?"

Su Yuejian looked at the two people looking depressed and felt confused.

Wang Qingyi curled her lips and said, "Don't mention it. My father recently found a marriage for me, and I'm very annoyed."

Xiao Ningyao also sighed, "Me too."

"My mother mentioned it at the Imperial Grandmother's birthday banquet. I didn't expect the Imperial Grandmother to take it to heart and actually start making arrangements."

"They've been calling me to Shoukang Palace every day these past two days, asking me to look at the portraits of the officials' children with that green-tea-rouge..."

Wang Qingyi picked up the teacup, raised her glass to Xiao Ningyao, and the two clinked their glasses.

Su Yuejian looked at the two of them, feeling that they had met too late and that they shared the same suffering. She chuckled and shook her head.

Xiao Ningyao said in a very light voice, "Actually, it's not impossible to look at a marriage proposal. After all..."

As she spoke, she looked up at Su Yuejian, her cheeks slightly red, then glanced at Wang Qingyi beside her, and her voice gradually faded away.

Wang Qingyi blinked and asked curiously, "What is it? Cousin Yan Zhou is not among the candidates for the princess's husband?"

Xiao Ningyao was surprised, and turned to look at Su Yuejian, who was also surprised, staring at Wang Qingyi closely.

"You, you, you...how do you know..."

Wang Qingyi grinned and refilled Xiao Ningyao's tea.

Su Yuejian shook her head and chuckled, "Don't be offended, Princess. My cousin loves gossip. I guess this is some gossip she got for you from Firefox."

Wang Qingyi smiled and nodded. Xiao Ningyao relaxed her brows and didn't care much. After all, she had never wanted to hide her feelings.

"Of course I am, but I don't want to use the imperial power to force him. I want him to accept me willingly."

Hearing this, Wang Qingyi patted her earnestly.

"Princess, you don't have to be a fool if you have the power. If it were you, I'd say, don't worry about whether Cousin Yanzhou's melon is sweet or not, just twist it first."

Xiao Ningyao was stunned and turned to look at Su Yuejian, "Really?"

Su Yuejian pursed her lips. Although she didn't want to admit it, but...

"I think my cousin is right."

Given Su Yanzhou's personality, if he doesn't put some pressure on him and waits for him to be willing, Xiao Ningyao will have to wait forever.

Listening to what the two said, Xiao Ningyao lowered her eyes, as if thinking about something.

Su Yuejian looked at Wang Qingyi and asked, "Which boy did Uncle Wang take a fancy to?"

Wang Qingyi waved her hand, "Speaking of this makes me angry!"

"Yue'er has also met that man. He is Sister Xiyue's eldest brother, Gu Shaoheng."

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